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HWL Ebsworth, the law firm at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak, is facing an investigation by WorkSafe that could result in criminal charges for breaches of workplace health and safety laws.
Law firm doesn’t have to hand over client files for potential class action
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A national law firm has dodged an application for access to the files of its current and former clients brought by lawyers investigating a possible class action over allegedly excessive legal costs in personal injury litigation.
ACCC accused of ‘slapdash’ decision to charge Deutsche Bank exec in ANZ cartel case
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A former high-ranking Deutsche Bank executive charged with involvement in an alleged cartel agreement relating to a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement claims he was dragged into the case becaused of the “incredibly slapdash” methods of the ACCC.
Sparke Helmore hits back at $1M negligence lawsuit by Shoal Bay developer
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National law firm Sparke Helmore has denied allegations in a $1 million negligence lawsuit that it failed to properly advise a Shoal Bay property developer over the sale of two units in the coastal town, saying that it failed to receive the required instructions.
ACCC takes sporting goods company Decathlon to court
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted court proceedings against a unit of French sporting goods giant Decathlon alleging it flouted product safety standards over a three-year period.
James Cook University wins appeal of $1.2M judgment for sacked climate-skeptic professor
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An appeals court has sided with James Cook University in its appeal of a ruling awarding $1.2 million to sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd, saying the academic’s right to express unpopular views was “necessarily constrained”.
Online gig platform fined $600,000 for misleading reviews
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Online odd jobs platform Service Seeking has been fined $600,000 for falsely representing that reviews on its platform were written by customers when in fact they were written by the businesses themselves.
Government won’t challenge loss in live export class action
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The Federal Government will not challenge a ruling in a class action brought on behalf of live exporters which found a total ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia in 2011 was “capricious and unreasonable”.
Morrison government hit with landmark climate change suit
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A law student represented by a former Federal Court judge has launched historic litigation seeking to hold the Australian government responsible for failing to disclose the impact of climate change on investors in sovereign bonds.
ANZ accuses ACCC of ‘heavying’ cartel witnesses from JPMorgan
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ANZ Banking Group has slammed a decision by the ACCC to escalate concerns that one of its key cartel witnesses was not being “full and frank”, claiming this was a way to put pressure on the witness and bring his evidence into line.